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11-24-1
Section 11-24-1 Definitions; regulation of lots, streets, drainage, utilities, etc.;
developer to reimburse utility for uneconomical placement. (a) When used in this chapter,
the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) COUNTY. A political subdivision
of the state created by statute to aid in the administration of government. (2) COUNTY COMMISSION.
The chief administrative or legislative body of the county. (3) STREETS. Streets, avenues,
boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, viaducts, and other roads. (4) SUBDIVISION. The development
and division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two or more lots, plats, sites, or otherwise
for the purpose of establishing or creating a subdivision through the sale, lease, or building
development. Development includes, but is not limited to, the design work of lot layout, the
construction of drainage structures, the construction of buildings or public use areas, the
planning and construction of public streets and public roads, and the...
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11-24-3
Section 11-24-3 Fines; injunctions; inspections; enforcement of chapter. (a) Any owner
or developer failing to comply with the permitting requirement or otherwise violating this
chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant to this chapter shall be fined one thousand
dollars ($1,000) per lot that has been sold, offered for sale, transferred, or leased to the
public. (b) In the event that the developer or owner fails to comply with this chapter, the
county commission shall have the right to enjoin action of the developer or owner by a civil
action for the injunction brought in any court of competent jurisdiction or, in the event
that work on the subdivision has been completed, to bring action to compel the developer or
owner to comply with this chapter. In addition to injunction, the county commission may recover
the penalty as provided by this section in any court of competent jurisdiction. (c)
The county commission may employ inspectors and may request the county license inspector...
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11-52-31
Section 11-52-31 Adoption, publication, and certification of subdivision regulations;
contents of regulations; bond. (a) Except where the county commission is responsible for the
regulation of subdivision regulations within the territorial jurisdiction of a municipal planning
commission pursuant to Section 11-52-30, the municipal planning commission shall adopt
subdivision regulations governing the subdivision of land within its jurisdiction. The regulations
may provide for the proper arrangement of streets in relation to other existing or planned
streets and to the master plan, for adequate and convenient open spaces for traffic, utilities,
access of fire-fighting apparatus, recreation, light and air and for the avoidance of congestion
of population, including minimum width and area of lots. The regulations may include provisions
as to the extent to which streets and other ways shall be graded and improved and to which
water and sewer and other utility mains, piping, or other...
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11-52-30
Section 11-52-30 Territorial jurisdiction; approval of maps or plats; regulations; limits
on exercise of powers. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, the territorial jurisdiction
of any municipal planning commission shall include all land located in the municipality and
all land lying within five miles of the corporate limits of the municipality and not located
in any other municipality; except that, in the case of any nonmunicipal land lying within
five miles of more than one municipality having a municipal planning commission, the jurisdiction
of each municipal planning commission shall terminate at a boundary line equidistant from
the respective corporate limits of such municipalities. Any alterations of a municipal planning
commission based upon annexation or deannexation of property within the corporate limits of
a municipality shall occur once a year on the first day of January and shall take effect for
any annexations which were finalized on or before the preceding first day...
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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state,
shall execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi,
and the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows:
Northeast Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states
solemnly agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce,
industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi
and northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire
certain railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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11-24-2
Section 11-24-2 Submission, review, and approval of plats; permit. (a) It shall be the
duty of the owner and developer of each subdivision to have all construction completed in
conformity with this chapter and, prior to beginning any construction or development, to submit
the proposed plat to the county commission for approval and obtain a permit to develop as
required in this section. The permit to develop shall be obtained before the actual
sale, offering for sale, transfer, or lease of any lots from the subdivision or addition to
the public, it must include a plan to deliver utilities including water, and shall only be
issued upon approval of the proposed plat by the county commission. As a condition for the
issuance of a permit, the county commission may require any of the following for approval
of the proposed plat: (1) The filing and posting of a reasonable surety bond with the county
commission by the developers of the proposed subdivisions or proposed additions to guarantee
the...
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11-19-12
Section 11-19-12 Subdivision regulations - Scope and contents. In exercising the powers
granted to it by this chapter, the county planning commission shall prepare and recommend
to the county commission for adoption regulations governing the subdivision of land within
the flood-prone area of the county. Such regulations may provide for the harmonious development
of the flood-prone area of the county; for the coordination of streets within subdivisions
with other existing or planned streets; for the size of blocks and lots; for the dedication
or reservation of land for streets, school sites, and recreation areas and of easements for
utilities and other public services and facilities; and, for a distribution of population
and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience,
prosperity, or general welfare. Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent
to which and the manner in which streets shall be graded, surfaced, and improved, and...
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45-29-90.11
Section 45-29-90.11 Regulation of zoning, planning, and construction. For the purpose
of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, environment order, prosperity, and general
welfare, all power and authority regarding zoning and planning within the management area
is hereby vested in the board of directors of the authority. As described herein, no regulated
activity shall commence without the applicant having first obtained a land use certificate
as issued by the authority. (1) The board is authorized to regulate the planning, zoning,
and construction within the management area of all activity involving public streets, public
roads, subdivisions, drainage structures in subdivisions, mobile home parks, residential and
commercial developments, apartments, recreation parks, coal mining, gas/oil and methane exploration
and development, excavation, and logging. The board is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce
such ordinances as shall be necessary to implement any development...
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11-3A-2
Section 11-3A-2 Powers for public welfare, health, and safety; authorization; scope.
(a) Except where otherwise specifically prohibited or provided for either heretofore or hereafter
by general law or the constitution of this state and subject to the procedures and limitations
set out in this chapter, the county commission of a county may provide for its property and
affairs; and for the public welfare, health, and safety of the citizens throughout the unincorporated
areas of the county by exercising certain powers for the protection of the county and public
property under its control. The powers granted herein to provide for the public welfare, health,
and safety of its citizens shall only include the following: (1) Abatement of weeds as a public
nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section
6-5-127, control of animals and animal nuisances. (3) Control of litter as defined in subsection
(b) of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision...
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11-32-7
Section 11-32-7 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall exercise powers and duties
necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate form as follows: (1) Have
succession by its corporate name in perpetuity subject to Section 11-32-20. (2) Sue
and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and defend suits against it. (3) Adopt
and make use of a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (4) Adopt and alter bylaws
for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) Acquire, receive, take, by
purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and hold property of every description, real,
personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities and whether
located within or outside the authorizing county. (6) Make, enter into, and execute contracts,
agreements, leases, and other instruments and take other actions as may be necessary or convenient
to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized, or exercise any...
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